http://www.jacobswellnj.org Jacob's Well Podcasts en Jacob's Well Podcasts Jacob's Well no Jacob's Well Articles reid@jacobswellnj.org ℗ & © 2010 Jacob's Well 720 Each year a peculiar celebration takes place among many people. Green clothes are worn, green beer is imbibed and strange stories about snakes being chased out of Ireland are told. Shamrocks abound and leprechauns seem to jump out from behind every bush. People are pinched for not participating in the fashion of the day and parades are thrown in the name of a man who lived long ago. To someone who is Irish it is a special day of pride and cultural identification; ironically many use it as an excuse to get really drunk.1 Yes, I am speaking of March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Strangely, few people know much about the man whose name adorns the day... http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/patrick-of-ireland Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:51:53 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Each year a peculiar celebration takes place among many people. Green clothes are worn, green beer is imbibed and strange stories about snakes being chased out of Ireland are told. Shamrocks abound and leprechauns seem to jump out from behind every ... st._patrick,patrick,ireland,biography,st._patrick_biography http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/elders-deacons-and-members Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:00:41 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Manifest - A Study in the Book of Titus members,deacons,elders A short summary of the life of the pioneering African American preacher Lemuel Haynes (1753–1833) http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/lemuel-haynes Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:41 GMT Reid S. Monaghan A short summary of the life of the pioneering African American preacher Lemuel Haynes (1753–1833) lemuel_haynes,black_history_month,preacher,african_american http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/manifest-an-introduction-to-the-book-of-titus Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:15:49 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Manifest - A Study in the Book of Titus titus,manifest,gospel,preached,good_works Looking at the teaching of Scripture regarding the use and abuse of alcohol http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/booze-and-the-bible-walking-in-the-wisdom-of-good Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:25:21 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Lust, Language and Liquortown - Walking in the Wisdom of God alcohol,beer,wine,jesus,moderation,prohibition,liqour An introduction to the wisdom literature and the book of Proverbs http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/walking-in-the-wisdom-of-god Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:30:59 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Lust, Language and Liquortown - Walking in the Wisdom of God wisdom,god,proverbs,wisdom_literature Why do we not always do what we want? Or do we? http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/our-desires-and-living-out-our-priorities Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:48:04 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Let Jesus Speak akrasia,desire,freedom_of_inclination,romans_7 A brief look two views of life, consequences and eternity http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/a-comparison-of-karma-and-divine-judgment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:07:15 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Let Jesus Speak karma,judgment,justice,eternity The Old Testament cleanliness codes point forward to the coming Christ who would sanctify a people for himself. Jesus is crucified outside of the camp to bring people to God and call us forward in sacrificial mission. http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/mr-un-clean-and-the-gospel- Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:14:27 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Let Jesus Speak clean,unclean,jesus,camp,sacrifice A biblical meditation on being rich or poor in light of the Kingdom of God. http://www.jacobswellnj.org/article/rich-and-poor-in-the-kingdom-of-god Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:37:33 GMT Reid S. Monaghan Let Jesus Speak rich,poor,money,god,kingdom